Police implicate 17 in Worcester drug investigation

Seventeen people face charges or have warrants against them after a four-month undercover operation, the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

After receiving citizen complaints and calls for action from local leaders regarding drugs including heroin and cocaine in Pocomoke City, the Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team –– a multi-agency drug unit –– began its investigation, which concluded June 22, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Undercover members of the Criminal Enforcement Team posed as drug users, engaging in 73 drug transactions that were recorded, the Sheriff’s Office said. Search warrants led to the seizure of more narcotics and a loaded .38 caliber handgun in the possession of a person not permitted to own one, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

The Sheriff’s Office says these people have been charged:

• Honiss Webster Cane III, 44

• Darius Ronald Cox, 25

• Gerri Latasha Fitch, 35

• Marion Eugene Fletcher, 46

• Keith L. Gray, 24

• Terrance Richard Justice, 33

• Maurice Lamont Reed, 32

• Terry Edward Waters, 54

• Tavon Watson, 33

• Carl Henry Williams, 24

The following people are wanted and have outstanding arrest warrants. Anyone with information regarding is asked to contact the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office at 410-632-1111.